recording

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of making a record, especially an audio record

   The executive watched the recording from a sound-proof booth.

2. 2
   verb

   present participle and gerund of record

   Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.

   The one-party consent law permits the recording of telephone calls with the consent of at least one of the parties.

4. 4
   noun

   A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.

   I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later.

5. 5
   noun

   a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded

6. 6
   noun

   a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

7. 7
   noun

   The act of registering for something; registration.

Etymology

By surface analysis, record + -ing.